The Difference in Friends

“I got a 97%

On a test

And that’s upsetting”

Gee, use my 70.11%

To wipe your tears

Lest you don’t shut up

“I got only a 24

On the ACT

And that’s upsetting”

Wow, congrats, we got

The same score

You should zip your mouth

“Hey, you

It’ll be okay,

We’re still smart.”

The smartest people

See how horrible

The world really is

“Yeah, the most depressed

People are the most

Intelligent. We’re smart, see?”

“But, wait, I’m smart!

I’m smart too!

I have all A’s in all my classes!”

No.

Never confuse education

With intelligence

“Dutiful in school

Helpless in the real world

Grades won’t help you there.”

Grades do not

Measure your intelligence

And tests only test your memory

“But I work so hard…

And put in so much effort

Why?”

Because society

Has taught up that

Grades are more than they are

“Grades and test scores do not

Repeat: DO NOT

Measure intelligence.”

You are who you choose to be

And who you want to be

By experiencing the real world

“There are no grades at a job

Algebra, Physics, History

It won’t help you at the job you want.”

Schools are not a place for learning

Parents are more concerned for

grades

Than they are of their kid’s mental 

health

This is why

More depressed people

Are the smartest

We see what is wrong

With the world

And we deal with it

Those who are blind by school life

Will have a heck of a wake up call

When they finish college

Stop saying you’re better

You’re not

Because you come off as rude.